The Commissioners Court of Lamb County held their regular meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 9th to discuss an 11-item agenda.
The meeting was called to order at 9:04 a.m. by Lamb County Judge James DeLoach and District Judge Scott Say gave the Invocation.
There was nobody present for the public comment portion of the meeting. Consent Agenda Items: a) Consider and take appropriate action on minutes from previous meeting(s); Jude DeLoach stated there were two sets of minutes, one from a special meeting and one from a regular meeting and they appeared to be in order. b) Consider and take appropriate action on budget and salary amendments and/or line-item transfers; none. c) Consider and take appropriate action on bills presented by the County Auditor; Gina Jones requested that the commissioners approve bills totaling $979,583.82. “In that amount is a request for an IGT funding in the amount of $305,055.56,” Jones said. d) Consider and take appropriate action on payroll; Jerry Yarbrough requested that the commissioners approve payroll for Lamb County ending on Sept. 20th, in the amount of $164,150.93. She also requested that the commissioners approve payroll for Juvenile Probation ending on Sept. 29th in the amount of $985.13. She also requested that the commissioners approve payroll for LHC ending on Sept. 21st in the amount of $203,555.78. e) Consider and take appropriate action on departmental reports; none. f) Consider and take appropriate action on Donations; Jones requested that the commissioners approve a donation from the Lamb County Library Advisory Board Book Sale in the amount of $143.50.
The motion to approve the consent agenda items as presented was made by Commissioner Kent Lewis and seconded by Commissioner Cory DeBerry. The motion carried.
Item four on the agenda was to consider and take appropriate action on Fifth Contract Renewal Appriss.
“This is just an annual renewal with the VINE program that calls victims whenever people are released from Jail,” Jones said. “It is a grant that is funded by the State” The motion was made by Commissioner Lewis and seconded by Commissioner DeBerry to approve the contract. The motion carried.
The next item on the agenda was to consider and take appropriate action on a copier for the County Clerk’s Office.
“It’s the same type of copier we have now; it’s just an upgrade,” County Clerk Rene Trevino said.
The motion was made by Commissioner DeBerry and seconded by Commissioner Lewis to approve a new copier for the County Clerk’s Office. The motion carried.
The next order of business was to consider and take appropriate action on Judges, Poll workers, Early Voting Ballot Board, and Central Counting workers for General Election 11/5/2024.
“The list I have given you is pretty much what we have right now,” Trevino said. “There have been a couple this week who have told me they wouldn’t be able to do it. So, I have found some replacements for those spots.” The motion to approve Judges, Poll workers, Early Voting Ballot Board, and Central Counting workers for General Election 11/5/2024 was made Commissioner DeBerry and seconded by Commissioner Lewis. The motion carried.
Item seven on the agenda was to consider and take appropriate action a Flag Pole and Christmas Decorations.
“What we have come up with; a couple of years ago the Library and their volunteers had approached me about doing some Christmas decorations around the Library and in front of the courthouse,” Judge DeLoach said. “Since we have closed off the street out here between the Library and the PD, we have a place to put up a Christmas tree during Christmas season.”
He added, “They have done some research and the easiest and nicest way to do this is going to require another flag pole. I visited with Gary Birkelbach and he said they can build us a flag pole with a wench on it that would be able to raise that Christmas tree up. We are looking at around $2,500 to $2,700. I don’t know about the cost of the flag pole yet, but it’s not going to be what we would have ordered one for.”
The motion to approve a new flag pole and Christmas decorations was made by Commissioner Lewis and seconded by Commissioner DeBerry. The motion carried.
Item eight was to consider and discuss the acquisition of Real Estate.
After some discussion, no action was taken.
Item nine was consider and take appropriate action on the burn ban.
No action was taken. Future Agenda items were discussed.
With no further business to discuss, the motion to adjourn was made by commissioner DeBerry and seconded by Commissioner Lewis. The motion carried and the meeting was adjourned at 9:53 a.m.